Recently I just finished The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho ( http://www.paulocoelho.com/). Heard of his famous name long ago and it was hitherto that I decided to read one of his master pieces. It was quite philosophical as expected, and I'm surprised it did not bore me at all. In fact, I did enjoy reading. I'm not sure why Julia Roberts described his work as music, and that it was written beautifully. I found that he is not really a fantastic writer but still, the book is worth buying because of its content. However, I found the ending quite because I feel that it is simply ridiculous! Maybe I expected too much since I already knew in the first place that it's fictional.
Here's some quotes that I really liked. This is my favourite:
" When someone sees the same people everyday, as had happened with him at the seminary , they wind up becoming a part of the other person's life. And then they want the person to change. If one isn't what others want to be, the other become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none know about his or her own."
" Making a decision was only the beginning of things. When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into the strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision."
" People need not fear the unknown if they are capable of achieving what they need and want."
" To do something successfully, one must have no fear of failure. Now I am beginning what I have started 10 years ago. But I'm still happy at least that I didn't wait for 20 years."
" One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving."
(I don't know why the hell I cant leave a line between the quotes.. argh)
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